Wen C. Fong 方聞

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Wen C. Fong

Chinese: 方聞
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Death: October 03, 2018 (87-88)
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Occupation: Chinese art historian
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About Wen C. Fong 方聞

Wen C. Fong 方聞 (1930 – October 3, 2018) was a Chinese-American historian of East Asian art. He was Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Art History at Princeton University, where he taught Chinese art history for 45 years. In 1959 he co-founded the first doctoral program in Chinese art and archaeology in the United States, which was later expanded to include Japan. He served as chairman of Princeton's Department of Art and Archaeology, and as consultative chairman for Asian art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Wen C. Fong 方聞's Timeline

1930
1930
2018
October 3, 2018
Age 88
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States